EDISON – Middlesex County College hosted a dinner to honor the winners of the a 2011 Caring Awards, presented by the Middlesex County Guidance Council earlier this month. The Caring Award, given to one student from each high school in the county, is for outstanding volunteer community service.

WOODBRIDGE – Trinity Episcopal Chruch will commemorate two milestones in May – the 150th anniversary of the current church building’s consecration and the 30th anniversary of The Rev. Robert L. Counselman’s tenure as rector.

SUSSEX – Space Farms Zoo and Museum, located in rural Sussex, is now open for the 2011 season. The zoo is now now home to coati, a mammal of the raccoon family native to Central and South America, and African servals, medium-sized wild cats.

SOUTH AMBOY — The South Amboy Branch YMCA is taking a field trip to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson on Saturday May 21. The trip is $30 per person for teens aged 13+, which includes admission to the park and transportation

Our nation’s water infrastructure is aging badly: U.S. cities currently lose one-fifth of their water to leaks and suffer 1.2 trillion gallons of sewage spills annually, according to the U.S. General Accounting Office.